Washboard attachment.



i. SPENCER WASHBOARD ATTACHMENT.

APPLH'IATION FILED MAYH, T915.

Patelited. May 9,1916

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i fothers skilled, in the art to a 1; sis ings, in; whichi @ToaZZ whomit may concern: 7 Be 1t known that I. NELSON Srnxonu, a I ",CJtIZGII of the Unltedfitates, residing at 1110110111111, in thevcounty of Honolulu. Territachments; and I-do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enablewhich it apperftainsto make and use the same.

Q Thisyinyention relates to washboards, and particularly to an attaclnnent for washboards and the/like. i I Theohject of theinvention is to provide an attachment which can be easily applied to a common Washhoard so that the latter may be firmly supported upon the opposite edges of a bath tub or the like. i

further object is to provide such an a attachmentwith means for adjusting the ini clinati'on of the Washboar m V My invention contemplates an attachment ",of this character, which isjsimple, efficient, canbe shipped knocked-down in a package inj whichwthe parts are: compactly disposed, andicanihe quickly applied to any ordinary foi s) M i Iwashboard. y a a a The mventlon consists in the novel comjsho bination and arrangement of parts comprising the ashboard attachment, all of which Wilhbe hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the appended claims, referenee being had to the accompanying draw- \Figure 1 is a perspective vicw ot' an at taehment embodying my invention as applied to, an ordinary Washbo'ard and positioned upon the opposite edgesof a bath tub orthe like. i Fig; 2 is a i iew of the x Ql'attaehment knocked-do\-vn. i

i Referring to the drawings, the two strips i f5 irest upon the opposite edges olthe hath tub or the like (3, and a, movementlengthwise ofsaid stripsis prevented by means of the cleats 7 and 8, which are attached therea f to "to suit the width of the tub, the cleats 7 J g being sent loose with the attachment.

clip 9 is slipped over the low r end of p-eachof the side-bars 10 ol'thc washlioard 10, and is clamped thereon by the thiin'ib-screw f The rodabolt 12 passes throughtho stripsfi andtl'u'ough holes in the clips 9 v j belowthe side hars 10, so. that the washujjboard 10 is hinged on the rod bolt 12, be-

f tween the strips 5, asishown.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed Ma 11, 15915.

}tory of Hawaii, have invented certain new. i i anduseful Improvements lll Washboard At- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WASHBOARD ATTACHMENT.

Serial No. 27,311.

The separator bolt 13 holds the rear ends of'the strips 5 at a suitable distance apart. so that said strips are substantially parallel onc'to the other. An arn'r 14 is hinged to each sidebar 10 0f the. washboard 10 by a screw 1!", and the lower end of each arm 14: engages the top otonc of the strips 5 in one of the notches 5' in said strips, as shown.

The rod-bolt 12 and the separator bolt 13 are furnished in several lengths to suit the various widths of standard washboards.

It will now be noted that/the attachment can be easily and quickly applied to any common washboard so as to position the Washboard firmlyover a bath tub or the like, that-the washboard isadjustable angularly, and that the attachment can be shipped knockcd own with its parts, compactly disposed.

The foregoing description covers one specific embodiment of my invention, While the following claims are definitions of the actual scope thereot I claim: i

1. An attachment for washboards comprising, a frame consisting of two parallel strips with bolts connecting and separating said strips. said frame adapted to be positioned and edges of a tub or the like, means for hinging one end of the Washboard between said strips on one of said bolts, and means for rigidly supporting, the other end of the wash-board on the frame, said means being adjustable to vary'the inclination of the washboard.

2.,,.An attachment for washboards comprising, two strips adapted to rest upon the opposite edges of a bath tub or the like, means attached to said strips to prevent movement of the strips lengthwise thereof, clips clamped on the side-bars of the washhoard, a bolt passing through thestrips and through the clips, a separator connectingthe rear ends of the strips, and arms hinged to the washlmard, the lower ends of said arms engaging notrhesin said strips, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. A washboard attachment comprising twoiparallei supporting members adapted to extend across a tub or the like and to be supported on the opposite edges thereof, means for pivotally supporting the lower portion of the wash-hoard on said nicn'ihers, and means for rigidly supporting the upper end of the wash-board on said members,

said last-named means being adjustable to Patented May 9, 1916.

vary the inclination of the Wash-board,re1aseries of notches in any one of which thetive to said supporting members. I lower end. of the corresponding arm is 4. A wash-board attachment comprising adapted to engage whereby the inclination two parallel supporting members, adapted of the wash-board may be changed.

5 to be positioned on the opposite edges of a In testimony whereof I affix mysignature, 15'

tub or the like, means for ivotally supportin presence of two Witnesses. ing the lower portion of t e wash-board on NELSON SPENCER.

v said members, and an arm pivoted to each Witnesses:

side of the upper portion of the wash-board, I Row. J. PRATT,

10 each of said supporting members having a v JP. BURNETTE. 

